Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-31
BASE BALL.
Arkansas CITY Gets There. Winning the FIRST
of THE Series From the Champions.

About fifteen hundred people witnessed the
worst game of ball at the park yesterday,
that has been played this year in the State
League. It was won on lucky opportune
hits by the visitors on inexcusable errors OF
the home team made at critical stages OF the
game The umpire, too, was off his base and
gave several decisions which were detrimental
to the home team.
The, Wichitas went to the bat, Rose ana
Hemp both got bases on balls, the former
conlicg in on Sharringhausen's hit. Whistler
brought in Hemp and Scharry by home
run but was called out for not touching Sec
ond Smith was also called out at home on
home run by rank decision Of the umpire.
Drummond was put out at first.
o. Rourke hit safe to right, went to
second passed ball; Hunter got his base on
balls: Rose muffed Longs hot
liner; Hunter was caught at sec
ond by Rose and Drummond,
McQuaid fouled out to Perkins. Drum
mond made miserable tumble Of Roche's
hit and threw wild to first, letting Long and
O'Rouke. McCaffery out at first, by Roses
assist left Roche on third.
In the second Griffen struck out. Perkins
hit safe Rose was put out at first, Hemp
out at first, left Perkins on base.
Tobias fouled out at first by Smith. Noll
struck cut and Miller hit .fe over second.
C,Rolke fouled cut at first, left Mill n
second.
Third inning Scharry hit safe over short
and was brought in by Whistler's home run,
drive through the buggies in right center
field
Haber hit to Long and was put out az first
Smith was called out on four strikes for not
running when the catcher dropped the ball
although his reason for not running was that
the umpire called STRIKER out" when
O'Rourke dropped the ball. Drummond
was hit by the ball, stole second, went to
third on wild throw of pitcher and came in
on Griffens safe hit. Perkins out at first.
Hunter hit by the ball. Long and Nc
Quad struck out and Rosch fielded out at
first.
Fourth-Rose got to first on McCaffrey's
tumble and came home on Hemp's three bag
ger over right field. Scharry out at first,
Hemp was put out trying to steal home On a
passed ball. Whistler fouled out.
Ia the last half of this inning, with the
score eight to two in favor Of Wichita, some
of the home team went crazy and the visitors
by lucky safe hits piled up ten runs, the best
hit being a three-bagger by Noll. Mccartney
thrown out at first by Rose. Tobias got his
base on balls and stole second. Noll got first
on Roses tumble, stole second. Miller hit
for Dagger, bringing in Noll aad
Tobias. O'Rourke hit safe, Hunter got a
base on balls and Miller came in on Longs
fly out to Haber. The side should have been
retired on McQuaids pop up which fell be-
tween Smith, Whistler and Rose, who were
punched Hunter and McQuaid came in on
Roches hit over short Mccartney got to
first ON Drummond's error. Noll hit for a
three-bagger, bringing in Roche, McCaffrey
and Tobias. Miller hit safe and brought in
Noll. O'Rourke got his base on balls. Hun
ter flew out to Whistler, which ended the
agony of letting in ten runs when only three
were excuSable.
Fifth-Haber fouled out. Smith got base
on balls Drummond fouled out. Smith
was caught mapping.
Sixth-The home team aga in lost its head.
Long got to second by miserable tumble by
Drummond and McQuaid also got to first
Old Drummonds error. Long came in on
Roach's hit. McQuaid was caught by Scharry
and Drummond. McCaffrey was hit by a
ball Tobias fouled out. Roach came in on
passed ball. Noll hit by ball and McCaffrey
and Noll came in on Miller's safe hit.
O'Rourke out at first.
After this inning the home team settled
down to steady ball and tried hard to over
come the lead of IL to s and succeeded in
getting up to Is before the visitors made any
more. In the ninth the Arkansas City peo-
pie made their other two runs.
From the appended score it will be seen
that the home team as matter of fact out
played the winners. Whistler, Hemp, Smith